[1] Namanve lies in Bweyogerere Ward, in southeastern Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.

It is located approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi), by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

[2] Namanve is bordered by Seeta to the east, Namilyango to the southeast, Lake Victoria to the south, Kirinnya to the southwest and Bweyogerere to the west and northwest.

The 50 MW thermal power station is located north of the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, in a neighborhood known as Kiwanga.

Red Pepper Publishing Company: Their printing press is in neighboring Seeta, Uganda 7.